On July 31st 2009 the Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC), established in 2005 under the WorkChoices reforms to the Workplace Relations Act, ceased operation. The task of setting minimum wages in the national workplace relations system transfers to the Minimum Wage Panel of Fair Work Australia.
This seminar represents a unique opportunity to spend an hour in conversation with the former Chair of the Australian Fair Pay Commission, Professor Ian Harper, as he reflects on the ambitions of the AFPC in implementing a consultative approach and process for wage setting, the challenges of leading a Commission responsible for the most vulnerable in our society, and the contribution of the AFPC to the economic prosperity of the people of Australia.
A compelling topic in the context of the current global economic crisis and its impact on the Australian labour market.
